What are your favorite automotive technologies? Here are a few of mine:

Keyfob with keyless entry and start: One of my favorite things about the RX-8 is never needing the key. As long as I keep the key in my pocket I can just push the button on the door to open it and then start it up. I never would have thought I would like it this much until I got the car.

Rain sensing wipers: I live in the Pacific Northwest and it rains a lot. The rain also varies a lot, one minute in can be dry and the next you are in a downpour. Then just as quickly it goes from light rain to heavy rain. I don't have a car with rain sensing wipers, but I really want one.

Radar auto adjusting cruise control: I hate it when I am using cruise control and the person ahead is changing their speed all the time. Having a car with cruise control that automatically adjusts speed would be awesome.

Automatic climate control: I can never get the temperature right in the car, it is always too hot or too cold. I like the climate control systems where you can just set the temperature and it takes care of the rest.

 

Engines.

 

the carburetor

 

Rear independent suspension and monocoque chassis.
RogueTadhg, deadphoenix and I could team up to build a nice car lol!

I hate all the technologies that drive the owner away from the car. I'm not talking about driving stick as a must but all these controls, speed sign sensing radars, auto brake features... they're not for me.

 

1. Windshields. We forgot windshields! I almost swerved off the road thanks to a diarrhea bird while driving my normal "High Rev".

2. Automatic Transmissions. Because my fiance hates my car (She threatens it regularly with angry thoughts and keys) and can't understand why I spend so much time obsessing about my baby blue r3.

3. Black Halo Racing. Hoping it counts. I want my damn plugs! Mother !@#$ing taxes.

4. Items that seem to be completely useless under normal driving situations - Spoilers, radio, navigation, windshields, head lights.

5. Illegal HID kits. My friend's Taurus has a kit, can't see the road but hell - it's blue!

 

Cup holder...lol, jk...i'll say the turbo and the supercharger.

 

RENESIS II Rotary Engine...best NA 13B Rotary Made.

Series II Electric Metering Oil Pumps...brilliant.

Electric Power Steering.

6 Speed Manual Transmission (MX-5-RX-8)

Steering Wheel Cruise Control (Switches on S2, MX-5, CX-7) are brilliant to flick and use without looking.

 

Radial tires

Disc brakes

Wankel rotary

 

1) the manual transmission
2) turbodiesel engine
3) VTEC (yeah I went there, but I *LOVE* revving this car!) :D

 

carbon fiber, the rotary, italian exotics

 

Yeah Toyota [To my knowledge] has yet to catch onto the steering wheel cruise control. I think my mother could actually get used to using the rx-8's cruise control.

 

Hydropneumatic suspension & brakes
Zero-offset steering geometry
Anti-dive / anti-lift suspension geometry
Modular, dent resistent, composite body panels
Wide coverage / swiveling headlights
Continuously variable transmission

 

My daily driver Infiniti has all of those and I hate every one of those features. I like turn key ignitions and see no point in remote start other than impressing friends (though it is so common nowadays). I like to control my wipers (I have my reasons). Radar cruise control is useless since I don't even use cruise control (I have my reasons). Automatic climate control has a mind of its own and I hate how it randomly turns on and off the A/C.


My list:

- Wankel
- LSD
- Manual transmission and dual clutch automated manuals
- Disc brakes
- Turbos
- Direct injection
- Clean diesels
- Factory HID headlights
- Superior suspension geometries
- Lighter/stronger alloys and friction weld techniques
- Carbon Fiber (composites)
- Aerodynamic bodies

That pretty much covers it.

 

Recycled Bumpers!!!

https://www.rx8club.com/general-automotive-49/mazda-first-recycle-end-life-vehicle-bumpers-into-new-vehicle-bumpers-222053/

 

YUK...the thought turns my stomach...just another NAIL in the true Manual (Stick) Transmission Coffin...

Lets not let laziness get in the way of REAL driving...

 

all I want is an engine at the front, a manual gearbox in the middle, and power goes to the back wheel with an LSD. the end.

 

I look at it as simplicity and efficiency getting in the way of antiquated driving...
To each their own, no need to get rude about it.